AeroCare Medical Transport, Inc. - Non-injury incident

DATE
January 6, 2005 CST
PROGRAM
AeroCare Medical Transport, Inc.
VENDOR
Flight Concepts
ADDRESS
7601 E Apache, Hangar 22
Tulsa OK 74115
WEATHER
Clear, cold, ice on runway
AIRCRAFT_TYPE
Lear 35
TAIL#
N45AE
TEAM
Pilot, Copilot, Nurse, Paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient.
DESCRIPTION
Upon arrival at Stillwater OK (SWO) for origination of patient
transport, the aircraft departed the end of the runway onto
grassy/muddy surface at a slow speed post landing due to ice layer on
runway surface.
ADDITIONAL INFO
The Stillwater OK (SWO) area was one day post ice storm. Pirep in
briefing received prior to departure for SWO was the braking was fair
to good. Upon landing spoilers were deployed and braking appeared to
be working well. Upon reaching the far end of the runway there was
significantly more ice on the runway inhibiting braking action and
the aircraft skidded oximately 30ft off the end of the runway. The
departure from the runway was so uneventful that the medical crew
didn't know it until they were asked if they were OK by the PIC.
The patient was held at the hospital until we were assisted by Tulsa
Life Flight Ground Unit. Tulsa is 90 miles from SWO. Tulsa Life
Flight dispatched the ambulance to pick up the AeroCare MTi medical
staff at SWO. Proceeded to pick up the patient in Stillwater and
then to Tulsa for transport in another AeroCare MTi aircraft. Thanks
to Tulsa Life Flight.
There was no apparent damage to the aircraft and it was towed from
the mud within a couple of hours. The aircraft will be OOS until an
inspection is completed.
SOURCE
Michael Paston, Program Director
VIA
David Kearns, CONCERN Coordinator
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